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Podagee57
Lokahi
USA
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 Posted - 12/22/2006 : 11:18:03 AM
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Consortium for energy efficiency? CFL's? Kilowatts? Megawatts? CO2?...is there a Podagee joke in there somewhere? You know that if you want us to "get it", the joke that is, we need to understand it. These are waaaaay over my head. I did find myself laughing however. I know, you guys are invaders from some science forum....right?
Com'on guys, is there nobody here with a sense of humor? |
What? You mean high "E" is the TOP string. No way dude! That changes everything! |
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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
1597 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2006 : 11:51:44 AM
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"Come on don't you know that the FLUX-CAPACITOR needs to be traveling at 88 mph (140.8 km/h), and requires 1.21 gigawatts (jig-ah-watts) of power !!"
...Doc Emmett Brown, November 5, 1955
(but what happens if it is a little slack?)
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Mahope Kākou...
...El Lorenzo de Ondas Sonoras |
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
2368 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2006 : 12:19:10 PM
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Originally posted by Lawrence
(but what happens if it is a little slack?)
Then you are totally fluxed. |
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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
1597 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2006 : 12:30:41 PM
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T A A... D A A!...
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Mahope Kākou...
...El Lorenzo de Ondas Sonoras |
Edited by - Lawrence on 12/22/2006 12:31:29 PM |
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thumbstruck
Ahonui
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2006 : 4:19:16 PM
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The big culprits are the termites, but you can't reason with them. They might cast their appetites towards guitars, horrors.
Humanity has always wrestled with technology. A servant of humanity almost always winds up being the master with more and more demands. |
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javeiro
Lokahi
USA
459 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2006 : 5:12:49 PM
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Originally posted by Karl Monetti
Yes, there are lots of larger appliances, tools, etc., around the house that use more energy than light bulbs........
There are lots of places to look; people who leave the tv on all the time, or turn it on as soon as they enter a room and then leave for 4 hours. Leaving any light on in any room where nobody needs one. Standing at the open fridge wondering what to eat. Poorly caulked or weather stripped windows and doors. Big shade trees on the south side of your home (if yo live in the north). office buildings leaving their lights on all night. Running water while brushing your teeth. The long bath or shower. Un-insulated hot water heaters. Driving to the corner store for a loaf of bread. Buying non-seasonal groceries from Chile or some other wierd place, like, say, California.
Karl, I'm not gonna get into any heavy discussions with you over this because you sound way more serious than my comments were intended. You're fully entitled to your opinion and to buy whatever kind of light bulbs you like. Suffice it to say that some of the things you mention illustrate my point exactly. And like Lawrence, I believe that you need to factor in the accuracy of the claims for CFL's, the energy used to manufacture them and the disposal of the hazardous materials as well. |
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John A. |
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Podagee57
Lokahi
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2006 : 11:50:10 PM
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Originally posted by Lawrence
"Come on don't you know that the FLUX-CAPACITOR needs to be traveling at 88 mph (140.8 km/h), and requires 1.21 gigawatts (jig-ah-watts) of power !!"
...Doc Emmett Brown, November 5, 1955
(but what happens if it is a little slack?)
OK, now that's a little more like it! |
What? You mean high "E" is the TOP string. No way dude! That changes everything! |
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